Pick n Pay expects to sell in excess of 40 million Easter eggs and over 20 million hot cross buns during this year's Easter holidays.
15 Apr 2014 15:42
Astral Foods (ARL) has entered into a long-term supply agreement with Quantum Foods whereby Quantum will supply Astral with about 550,000 broilers a week.
3 Apr 2014 14:32
Balvenie will be releasing two new aged single malts to South Africa in June this year. One is the Balvenie Caribbean Cask, aged 14 years and the other is the Balvenie DoubleWood aged 17 years.
3 Apr 2014 10:22
With Easter fast approaching, Supreme Flour has some tips for bakers on how to extend the shelf life and address volume concerns of consistently baked hot cross buns, a seasonal favourite.
By Craig Binnion 2 Apr 2014 10:05
One of my greatest frustrations is shopping for wine. I, like most winers, have my favourites but I'm also a variety seeker. And in a self-service environment, I can go to a number of stores/channels in close proximity that stock my favourites. But as a variety-seeking wine shopper, no one store is speaking to me.
By Jason (Frich) Frichol 31 Mar 2014 14:32
Despite trying times for food producers and retailers, the dairy sector is doing fairly well, and heading the sector is Clover Industries' according to Vunani Securities analyst Anthony Clark.
31 Mar 2014 08:14
Retail distribution centres and ecommerce give manufacturers - and parcel specialists - profitable new options.
By Alyn Adams 25 Mar 2014 07:55
Household brands conglomerate Unilever appears to be battling just as hard as its listed peers‚ Tiger Brands and AVI‚ for growth amid shrinking discretionary spending as embattled South African consumers continue to tighten their purse strings.
By Marc Hasenfuss 24 Mar 2014 11:00
Clover Industries Limited has announced a good performance for the six months to 31 December 2013 in a challenging operating environment marked by rampant inflationary pressures impacting both input costs and the consumer base.
Issued by Clover 18 Mar 2014 13:02
Branded consumer goods group Clover Industries reported a 90% jump in headline earnings per share to 77.3c for its six months ended December 2013.
18 Mar 2014 06:08
The annual Fairlady Consumer Awards has added 10 new categories, along with the call to enter, in the March issue of the magazine.
17 Mar 2014 11:37
Pioneer Foods‚ producer of the popular White Star super maize meal since 1999‚ has failed to stop rival Bothaville Milling from selling a super maize meal known as Star.
By Ernest Mabuza 14 Mar 2014 14:59
The local arm of SABMiller (SAB)‚ South African Breweries' maltings division is looking to supply product to other African countries following its investments to expand capacity‚ according to the unit's general manager Thinus van Schoor.
By Nick Hedley 13 Mar 2014 12:53
The Food and Allied Workers Union (Fawu) conceded defeat on Wednesday (13 March 2014) in its fight for a 10% wage increase at Rooibos Ltd, the Western Cape-based company that dominates the market for tea of the same name.
By Bekezela Phakathi 13 Mar 2014 09:29
